George Glendon (born 3 May 1995) is an English professional

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who plays for

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as a

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Early and personal life

He is the son of former professional footballer

Kevin Glendon Kevin William Glendon (born 21 June 1961) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a midfielder. After his retirement from playing, he spent 20 years in charge of Radcliffe Borough. Glendon was with Manchester Cit ...

Club career

Manchester City

He began his career at

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, where he was captain of their Elite Development Squad.

Fleetwood Town

He signed on loan for

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in August 2016, with the deal becoming permanent in January 2017. Glendon was released by Fleetwood at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Carlisle United

Glendon joined

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

in July 2018 after signing a one-year contract. He scored his first professional goal in a 3-2

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win over

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on 4 September 2018. He was released by Carlisle at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Chester

In August 2019 he joined

on a short-term deal. On 8 February 2021, Glendon was awarded the Player of the Month award for the league for January 2021.

International career

He represented England at youth international level, and he was called up to the Wales under-21 team in March 2015.

Honours

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Player of the Month: January 2021

Career statistics

References

1995 births Living people English footballers English people of Welsh descent Footballers from Manchester Manchester City F.C. players Fleetwood Town F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Chester F.C. players Association football midfielders English Football League players National League (English football) players England youth international footballers {{England-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub